Nonrefillable bottle



-E. A. "HAYDEN. NONREFILLABLE BjOTTLE.

AFPLICATION FILED OCT. 15, 1920.

WWW/2% ATTORNEY,

Patented June 20, 1922.

T0 all whom it may concern:

EDWIN A."I-IAYDE1\T, or SALT-LAKE CITY, UTAH NQNREFiLLABLEBOTTLE.

Be itknown that I, EDWIN A. Harnnm'a citizen of the United States,residingat Salt Lake'City, in the county of Salt .Lakeand State of Utah,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in NonrefillableBottles, of which the following is a specifi- I cation. v

This invention relates tonew and useful improvements in non-refillable"bottles, the

primary object of the invention being to provide a device of this naturein the form of a stopper adapted for insertion in the neck of a bottleto prevent unauthorized refilling of the bottle after the contentsthereofhave been once dispensed.

An important object of the invention is to provide improved means' for.lockingthe stopper within the'neck of thefbottle.

Another object of the invention is to'pro vide a stopper of aconfiguration whichwill prevent the valve therein from being tamperedwith to cause refilling of the bottle.

Still another object of theinvention is to provide a stopper having anupwardly opening valve therein and means associatedwith the valve forautomatically closing the'same; j

members 8 and'lO inwardly when the stop-' Other objects and advantagesof the in vention will become apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of the application andwherein like numerals are employed to designate likeparts throughout theseveral views- Figure 1 is a section of a bottle neck with myimprovements embodied therein.

. Figure 2 is a sectional view of the inven- 7 channel 6, the verticalarm of which extends a from the upper end of the neck downwardly asubstantial distance. The horizontal arm 7 of the slot is atrifle-shorter than the vertical arm and at the juncture of these twoarms of the slot, an inwardly swinging closure member 8 is pivoted. Itwill be noted Specification of Letters Patent.

drawings wherein forthat theupper'ed'ge of the member 8 is pivotallyconnected adjacent thefrelati ve upper f end' of thehorizontal portion7, of the'slot and the relative lower end of the member 82 1 normallyabuts" with a shoulder 9*formed in l the lower edge of theslot 7 so thatthe outwardtswingingimovement of the memberl8 is precluded. o

appear. The upper end of the'vertical arm 1 2th iltd June 20, 1922. A'pncatiommee oat-1 06 1 1920.1, SeriaLNo. 417L154. I

v wever, it will be noted that} the member, 8J1nay swing inwardly of thev slot for va'purp'ose which willhereinafter z a closure member l Oidentical in construction to theimember s. j'rh edge of the.vertical armof the'slot opposite that to which the]. f

member 10 is pivoted: is'provided'with a shoulder 11. to prevent outward.or upward swinging movement of themember 10. How? v ever, itwill]belnotedth'at the member 10 slot the 'saine a's'them'ember '8.

may swing downwarly'lor inwardly of "the 'Th'ejstopper r closure l2 ishollow and is of a size tQfitwi'thin the neck. -Atas'u'ita ble point ,onthe. exterior. of the "stopper{ 1 pro vide an outwardly extendingprojection 13 which is adapted to move inwardly of the, L-shaped slot 6and move the slot-closing per is assembled with the bottleneck. It isenough space at the inner extremity of the projection 13 and clearanceof the member 8 so that when the-stopper has oncebeen assembled with thebottle, it "cannot be re-,

moved. g r

Apartition 14 extends across the stopper at a substantial distance belowthetop thereof and is provided with a central aper- 1 ture 15, the edgesof which are counter-sunk; A valve 16 is hinged atone end to the edge ofthe aperture in the partition and the:

edgesv thereof are beveled to fit the. counter: j sunk edges'of theopening whereby the topof the valve will be flush with the top of thepartition and consequently will preclude opening of the valve with meansinserted down through the stopper. A weight 17 in of the valve tonormally'close the same after the bottle has been placed in an'uprightpothe form of a bar is secured to the underside 1 1 05 sition'afterdispensing the contents thereof. I -I The upper portion of the stopper12 is formed t an enl'e d concentri a y? e ranged head 18, the loweredges of which rest upon the top edge of the bottle neck. A spout 19projects laterally from the head of the stopper and communicatestherewith at an eccentrically arranged point so that it is impossible toinsert a wire orfother implement through the spout and tamper withthevalve 1,6. g A cap 20 of any desired construction is adapted to bereceived upon the open outer end of the spout 19 to prevent air fromgaining access to the contents of the bottle.

hen it is desired to dispense the contents of a bottle, embodying myinvention, the cap 20 of the spout is removed and the bottle is thentilted in the usual manner. The contents of the bottle will of courseforce the valve 16 outwardly and flow through the hollow stopper 12 outthrough the spoutlS. lVhen the bottle is returned to within the scope ofthe appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is a l. The combination with a bottle neck,and retainer means associated with the top of the'neck for preventingremoval of a stopper therefrom; of a hollow valved stopper for the neck,said stopper having an enlarged concentrically disposed head to,

overlap the top of the bottle neck and said i retainermeans and a spoutextending from said head. e e

2.- The combination with a bottle having a slot in the interior surfaceof the neck thereof, an inwardly swinging member having limited inwardmovement in said slot and beinglprecluded from outward movement of theneck; of-a, valved stopper having a projection movable in the slot andprevented from release therefrom by said inwardly swinging, member;

3, The combinationlwith a bottlehaving ant-shaped slot in the interiorsurface of e the neck thereof, inwardly swingingmembers at the topand atthe angular portions 1 of said slot, and a valved stopper having aprojection adapted to be moved into the bottom of said slot, andprevented from removal therefromby said members. 5

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, EDWIN A, HAYDEN,

Witnesses: p v i O. M. MoILvAIN, M. GARDNER.

